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Mobilising investment opportunities in clean energy infrastructure

Overcoming Barriers to International Investment in Clean Energy

June 2015 - This report takes stock of measures that can restrict international investment in solar PV and wind energy and provides evidence-based analysis to guide policy makers designing clean-energy support policies.

Investments in clean energy infrastructure will need to be scaled up significantly in the coming years to support the broader development, economic and climate agenda. Given the strains on public finances, this will require leveraging both domestic and international private investment. However, investment in clean energy remains seriously constrained by specific barriers, including market and government failures.

A broad range of policy interventions are needed to transform the energy system and shift investment away from fossil fuels towards clean energy.

The OECD provides governments with tools to create an enabling environment to maximise investment flows to clean energy infrastructure: